AltWeeklies Wire
'Desert Flower' Needed a Better Gardenernew
Considering its subject matter and broad scope of characters and landscape, Desert Flower comes across as a bunch of posies pulled from the ground rather than a florist's carefully designed bouquet.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-06-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Desert Flower, Sherry Horman
Wow, This Sucksnew
What Sucker Punch lacks in dignity, it makes up for in bad taste.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-30-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Sucker Punch
From Ugly Duckling to Black Swannew
Natalie Portman's turn--and pirouettes--as a damaged dancer earned her a Best Actress Oscar.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-30-2011 |
Reviews
RuPaul's Race to Drag America Downnew
RuPaul forces contestants to "lip-sync for your life" to crappy club songs--it's quite the grueling display of artificial effort.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
03-30-2011 |
TV
First Quarter Film Stinkersnew
A closer look at the numbers indicates that neither history nor logic can justify a box office model that packs 25 percent of its calendar with high-priced trash.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-25-2011 |
Movies
Venture Into Fandom With The Venture Bros.new
Once you meet Dean, Hank, Dr. Venture and Brock Samson, you're in. Get your fix with Season 4, Vol. 2 now out on DVD.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-25-2011 |
Reviews
Bob's Burgers Might Make You Go Vegetariannew
Gross kids, forgettable lines, annoying voices. And that's about it. (The kid with the bunny ears is pretty funny, though.)
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
03-25-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob's Burgers
Depp and Jolie Are Beautiful Touristsnew
... but they can't make "The Tourist" a beautiful movie.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-25-2011 |
Reviews
Sharktopus Vs Eric Robertsnew
Thanks to Roger Corman, we get another giant monster--and we get to watch him fight Sharktopus.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-17-2011 |
Reviews
Get the Inside Scoop With Inside Jobnew
Want smart and shocking? Then rent this bad boy.
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
03-09-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, Inside Job
Charlie Sheen Is Man-and-a-Half On His Ownnew
Charlie Sheen thinks he can manage Warner Bros., but he's not even lucid enough to manage Charlie Sheen.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
03-09-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ancient Aliens: Soon to be Teleporting the Sharknew
History Channel show not so historical.
Boise Weekly |
Damon Hunzeker |
03-04-2011 |
Reviews
Presto!new
The Illusionist is a lovely sleight of hand.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
03-02-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The Illusionist
Weeds: The Botwins Are Backnew
How does Nancy always escape unscathed?
Boise Weekly |
Jordan Wilson |
02-25-2011 |
Reviews
So When Is A Good Time for Drunken Horses?new
An emotional story from director Bahman Ghobadi about Kurdish orphans living on the Iraq-Iran border.
Boise Weekly |
Eric Austin |
02-18-2011 |
Reviews
